I am a pilgrim and a stranger
Traveling through this wearisome land
I’ve got a home in that yonder city, good Lord
And it’s not not made by hand
I got a mother, a sister and a brother
Who have gone to this way before
And I am determined to go and see them, good Lord
Over on that other shore
I am [...]
Oh, Lord, help me walk, another mile, just one more mile
I’m tired of walkin’ all alone
And Lord, help me smile, another smile, just one more smile
Don’t think I can do things on my own
I never thought I needed help before
I thought that I could get by, by myself
But now I know, I just can’t take [...]
Come on, bad news
Well, bad news travels like wild fire
Good news travels slow
They all call me ‘Wildfire’ ’cause everybody knows
I’m bad news, everywhere I go
Always gettin’ in a trouble
And leaving little girls
That hate to see me go
They tried to hang me in Oakland
And they did in Francisco
But I wouldn’t choke, I broke their rope
And they [...]
Well, it was a time on earth
When in the books of heaven
An old account was standing
For sins yet unforgiven
My name was at the top
And many things below
But I went unto the keeper
And settled it long ago
Long ago, long ago
(Down on my knees I settled it all)
Yes, the old account was settled long ago
(Hallelujah)
And [...]
When life seems full of clouds and rain
And I’m full of nothin’ but pain
Who soothes my thumpin’, bumpin’ brain?
Nobody
When wintertime comes with its snow and sleet
And me with hunger and cold feet
Who says, “Here’s two bits, go and eat?”
Nobody
Well, I ain’t never done nothin’ to nobody
I ain’t never got nothin’ from nobody, no time
And until [...]